Serenity on HD in March!

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UPDATED: Monday, January 9, 2006 19:46
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NIKNAK

Thursday, January 5, 2006 8:32 PM

I'd wouldn't buy either right now. Wait and see what happens. If neither is a clear winner by mid 2007 then either the manufacturers or studios will give up and start supporting both formats equally. I can wait a couple of years for Hi Def Serenity.

I expect all decent players will support DVD too - even if it means that they have to contain two different lasers.

NUCKLES87

Thursday, January 5, 2006 8:36 PM

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Originally posted by jinsaku:
Neither are "backwards compatible". DVD and HD/Blu use different lasers, which is one of the reasons that they can store more.

It will be based on the player to support both, but with DVD laser components being so cheap now, and companies would immediately lose a large amount of sales if they *didn't* support DVDs, I can assume all HD/Blu players will support DVDs as well.

-- Chris

Thanks, I just read that somewhere. Thank you for the info ;).

CS

Thursday, January 5, 2006 8:49 PM

There's no way I'm buying a HD player just for a better quality Serenity. I'm buying a PS3 so Blu-Ray will be my format of choice.

I expect that when Blu-ray wins over HD (inevitable right?) Universal will change over.

JINSAKU

Thursday, January 5, 2006 8:55 PM

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Originally posted by niknak:
I'd wouldn't buy either right now. Wait and see what happens. If neither is a clear winner by mid 2007 then either the manufacturers or studios will give up and start supporting both formats equally. I can wait a couple of years for Hi Def Serenity.

I expect all decent players will support DVD too - even if it means that they have to contain two different lasers.

Three, actually. The new format, DVD, and CD. DVD and CD use different lasers as well. Since 99.9% of DVD players you buy support CD lasing as well, you can assume the next gen will be backwards compatible down the line.

-- Chris

RANGRBOB

Thursday, January 5, 2006 9:24 PM

I was recently reading an article on CNN that said a company had delveloped a chip that could suport both Blu-ray and HDVD on the same player. This would eliminate the need to choose. Couldn't find the link, sorry.

STORYMARK

Thursday, January 5, 2006 10:12 PM

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Originally posted by rangrbob:
I was recently reading an article on CNN that said a company had delveloped a chip that could suport both Blu-ray and HDVD on the same player. This would eliminate the need to choose. Couldn't find the link, sorry.

While it may be technologically possible for a player to run both formats, it's highly doubtfull that both camp's would agree to licence the technology far such a player - both sides would much prefer that you choose their, and only their, system. Alas....

There is a lot of information regarding the whole format war over at thedigitalbits.com.

Personally, I'm not going to rush to get either any time soon. I imagine, with the popularity of DVD, the war between the formats, and holographic disks on the horizon, whichever format wins the war is going to live the life of Laserdisk - better than what's currently out there, but never a mainstream success.

If I get one at all, it'll be the Blu-Ray drive in the PS3. I was amazed that X-Box360 didn't have an HD-DVD drive, since microsoft announced support for HD-DVD early last year. Sure, now they've announced an add-on drive for later, but add-on drives have failed for every system that's tried them. If I'd just bought a 360, I'd be pretty pissed to find out I won't be able to play next Christmas's games without shelling out $100 for a new disk drive.

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

REAVERCLEAVER

Thursday, January 5, 2006 11:23 PM

Great news! Every disc sold means more money in the sequel kitty.

Seriously, though, Serenity in HD is going to be hard to resist. Last year, I was watching random trailers on INHD on our 60" Sony LCD when Serenity's suddenly came on! Wasn't expecting it, was a total rush...the familiar music...the quick succession of shots right at the beginning.

Anyway, it was indescribably beautiful. Seeing the whole film like that would be amazing.

MYCROFTXXX

Thursday, January 5, 2006 11:54 PM

Does anyone know if DirecTV or one of the major premium movie channels are planning to broadcast Serenity on their HD channel? If/when they do I'll grab it on my DirecTivoHD and NEVER erase that sucker even though it'll take a big chunk of my hard drive!

LAX01

Friday, January 6, 2006 12:38 AM

I think if players become resonable enough (~$300-400), then I might pick one up...I really just don't want to buy something for it to become obselete because one format won over the other....Serenity in HD is going to be beautiful though

CUB

Friday, January 6, 2006 2:12 AM

Bill Gates confirmed at CES yesterday that an Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive is soon to be released. No word on price.

God, I can't imagine how much the PS3 is going to cost. With a Blu-ray drive, it'll have to be well over $500 since standalone players are going to be significantly more than that. Makes the 360 seem like a bargain.

I don't expect either next-gen DVD format to take off for years (if at all), though.

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